Man on the Tracks
One night in 1950 a passenger train runs over a man, who turns out to be the veteran train engineer Władysław Orzechowski, know for his old ways and stern demeanor. As the inquiry panel tries to deduce why would a man like Orzechowski jump in front of a moving train several of the people involved in the case are interrogated, each telling their own version of the story. Can the panel arrive at the truth in a world where workers unite, inferior coal is a badge of honor, and the old order is suspect?
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One night in 1950 a passenger train runs over a man, who turns out to be the veteran train engineer Władysław Orzechowski, know for his old ways and stern demeanor. As the inquiry panel tries to deduce why would a man like Orzechowski jump in front of a moving train several of the people involved in the case are interrogated, each telling their own version of the story. Can the panel arrive at the truth in a world where workers unite, inferior coal is a badge of honor, and the old order is suspect?
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Genre:Drama, Mystery
Written By:Andrzej Munk, Jerzy Stefan Stawiński
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Runtime:81 minutes
Studio:Zespół Filmowy Kadr
Cast
Andrzej Munk
Director
Kazimierz Opaliński
Władysław Orzechowski
Zygmunt Maciejewski
Tuszka
Zygmunt Zintel
Witold Sałata
Zygmunt Listkiewicz
Stanisław Zapora
Roman Kłosowski
Marek Nowak
Kazimierz Fabisiak
Konarski
Ludosław Kozłowski
Karaś
Janusz Bylczyński
Warda
Stanisław Marecki
Party Secretary
Józef Para
Railwayman
Stanisław Jaworski
Franek
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